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On a late night in the Philippines, zoologist Terry Gosliner slipped into the waters of a sandy harbor, on the hunt for photos of octopus and other marine creatures. But as he swept his flashlight ...

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...

When Haley Drysdale was admitted to the University of Delaware as a pre-veterinary medicine major, she was excited to learn about the intricacies of caring for animals. However, as she progressed ...

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